Pwovèb 30
1 Men pawòl Agou, pitit Jake, moun peyi Masa. Men deklarasyon nonm lan te fè: Mwen bouke, Bondye! Mwen bouke, Bondye! Mwen pa kapab ankò!
These things says the man to them that trust in God; and I cease.
2 Mwen sòt pase panyen pèsi. Se pa moun mwen ye. Mwen pa gen lespri tankou tout moun.
For I am the most simple of all men, and there is not in me the wisdom of men.
3 Mwen pa janm konnen sa ki rele konesans. Mwen pa konprann anyen nan bagay Bondye.
God has taught me wisdom, and I know the knowledge of the holy.
4 Ki moun ki janm moute nan syèl, apre sa ki redesann sou latè? Ki moun ki janm ranmase van yo nan men l'? Ki moun ki janm mare dlo yo nan rad li? Ki moun ki fikse limit tè a? Ki jan li rele? Ki jan pitit li rele? Di m' non, si ou konnen?
Who has gone up to heaven, and come down? who has gathered the winds in his bosom? who has wrapped up the waters in a garment? who has dominion of all the ends of the earth? what is his name? or what is the name of his children?
5 Bondye toujou kenbe pawòl li. Li pwoteje tout moun ki mete konfyans yo nan li.
For all the words of God are tried in the fire, and he defends those that reverence him.
6 Pa fè l' di sa li pa di. Si ou fè sa, l'a fè ou repwòch, l'a fè tout moun wè se mantò ou ye.
Add not to his words, lest he reprove you, and you be made a liar.
7 Bondye, se de bagay ase mwen mande ou: Tanpri, pa refize m' yo anvan mwen mouri.
Two things I ask of you; take not favour from me before I die.
8 Men yo: Pa kite m' bay manti pou m' twonpe moun. Pa fè m' ni rich ni pòv. Ban m' kantite manje mwen bezwen pou m' viv la.
Remove far from me vanity and falsehood: and give me not wealth [or] poverty; but appoint me what is needful and sufficient:
9 Si mwen gen twòp, m'a vire do ba ou, m'a di mwen pa konnen ki moun ou ye. Si mwen pa gen ase, m'a vòlò, m'a fè yo pase ou nan betiz.
lest I be filled and become false, and say, Who sees me? or be poor and steal, and swear [vainly] by the name of God.
10 Pa janm pale yon domestik mal devan mèt li. L'a madichonnen ou, l'a fè ou peye bouch ou.
Deliver not a servant into the hands of his master, lest he curse you, and you be utterly destroyed.
11 Gen yon kalite moun k'ap bay papa yo madichon, ki pa gen konsiderasyon pou manman yo.
A wicked generation curse their father, and do not bless their mother.
12 Gen yon lòt kalite moun ki konprann yo nan kondisyon pou fè sèvis Bondye. Men, pi mal pase yo nanpwen.
A wicked generation judge themselves to be just, but do not cleanse their way.
13 Gen yon lòt kalite moun ankò ki mete nan tèt yo yo pa kanmarad pesonn, wa pa kouzen yo.
A wicked generation have lofty eyes, and exalt themselves with their eyelids.
14 Gen yon lòt kalite moun, se bèt nan bwa yo ye. Pou yo viv, y'ap devore malere yo, y'ap pwofite sou pòv yo.
A wicked generation have swords [for] teeth and jaw teeth [as] knives, so as to destroy and devour the lowly from the earth, and the poor of them from amongst men.
15 Sansi gen de pitit fi: tou de gen menm non, yo rele: Ban mwen! Ban mwen! Gen twa bagay ki pa janm di ase. Sa m'ap di la a! Gen kat bagay ki pa janm di se kont.
The horse-leech had three dearly beloved daughters: and these three did not satisfy her; and the fourth was not contented so as to say, Enough.
16 Men yo: Se peyi kote mò yo ye a, se fanm ki pa ka fè pitit, se tè a ki pa janm bwè kont dlo li, epi se dife. Bagay sa yo pa janm di ase. (Sheol h7585)
The grave, and the love of a woman, and the earth not filled with water; water also and fire will not say, It is enough. (Sheol h7585)
17 Yon pitit ki pase papa l' nan betiz, ki pa respekte lòd manman l', chen gen pou devore kadav li nan raje, zwezo nan bwa va manje grenn je li.
The eye that laughs to scorn a father, and dishonours the old age of a mother, let the ravens of the valleys pick it out, and let the young eagles devour it.
18 Gen twa bagay mwen pa janm ka konprann. Sa m'ap di la a! Gen kat bagay konsa.
Moreover there are three things impossible for me to comprehend, and the fourth I know not:
19 Men yo: Se jan malfini plane nan syèl la, se jan koulèv mache sou wòch, se jan bato kouri sou lanmè, se jan gason ak fanm rive fè lamou.
the track of a flying eagle; and the ways of a serpent on a rock; and the paths of a ship passing through the sea; and the ways of a man in youth.
20 Men ki jan fanm k'ap twonpe mari yo fè: Lè yo fin fè sa y'ap fè a, yo benyen byen pwòp, epi yo di: Mwen pa fè anyen ki mal.
Such is the way of an adulterous woman, who having washed herself from what she has done, says she has done nothing amiss.
21 Gen twa bagay ki fè latè tranble. Sa m'ap di la a! Gen kat bagay moun pa ka sipòte.
By three thing the earth is troubled, and the fourth it can’t bear:
22 Men yo: Se yon esklav ki rive chèf, se yon moun sòt ki gen tou sa li bezwen,
if a servant reign; or a fool be filled with food;
23 se yon fanm ki pa t' janm jwenn moun renmen l' epi ki resi mare yon nòs, se yon sèvant ki pran plas metrès li.
or if a maidservant should cast out her own mistress; and if a hateful woman should marry a good man.
24 Gen kat ti bèt sou latè, gen lespri pase yo nanpwen:
And [there are] four very little things upon the earth, but these are wiser than the wise:
25 Se foumi: yo tou fèb, men yo pase tout sezon chalè ap fè pwovizyon mete la.
the ants which are weak, and [yet] prepare [their] food in summer;
26 Se chat mawon: yo pa pi fò pase sa. Men, yo fè kay yo nan twou wòch.
the rabbits also [are] a feeble race, who make their houses in the rocks.
27 Se krikèt vèt: yo pa gen chèf, men yo mache pa bann.
The locusts have no king, and [yet] march orderly at one command.
28 Se zandolit: ou ka pran yo nan men ou. Men, ou jwenn yo nan palè wa yo.
And the eft, which supports itself by [its] hands, and is easily taken, dwells in the fortresses of kings.
29 Gen twa bagay ki bèl lè y'ap mache. Sa m'ap di la a! Gen kat bagay ki gen bèl demach:
And there are three things which go well, and a fourth which passes along finely.
30 Se lyon, se li ki pi fò nan tout zannimo, li pa pè yo yonn.
A lion's whelp, stronger than [all other] beasts, which turns not away, nor fears [any] beast;
31 Se bouk kabrit. Se chwal sele bride. Se wa lè y'ap mache devan lame yo.
and a cock walking in boldly amongst the hens, and the goat leading the herd; and a king publicly speaking before a nation.
32 Si ou te sòt jouk pou ou te rive fè grandizè, kalkile sou sa ou fè a: Pe bouch ou!
If you abandon yourself to mirth, and stretch forth your hand in a quarrel, you shall be disgraced.
33 Si ou bat lèt, l'ap fè bè. Si ou frape yon moun sou men l', l'ap senyen. Si ou nan pouse dife, ou nan gwo kont.
Milk out milk, and there shall be butter, and if you wing [one's] nostrils there shall come out blood: so if you extort words, there will come forth quarrels and strifes.
